Vapor-burner



(Medel.)

. C. 8v J. WHITTINGHAM.

Vapor Burner.

No. 235,600'. Patented 090.1441880,

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OHIO.

VAPOR-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,600, dated December 14, 1880.

Application led October 21, 1880.

1 o Fig. 2 is a verthe accompanying drawings.

A is a perpendicular pipe attached to a pipe leading from an oil-fount. B is a'circular plate provided with chambered or hollow ears or projections C D on opposite sides, and

zo which are connected by a conduit, E, across the under side of said plate at one side of the cent-ral opening therein. F is a central tube, xed in the central opening in said plate B. The said plate B is attached, by one ofthe projections, C, to the aforesaid pipe A.

Depending' from the opposite projection, D, is a pipe, G, having an arm, H, with a socket, I, in which the valve-stem J is screwed for controlling the jet-orifice K, located directly 3o under the central tube, F.

L is a socket at the side of the arm l, in which a valve-stem, M, is screwed, closing an opening, O, leading from the pipe H. An outlet, N, is made in the under side of the socket L. The object of the socket L is to supply a means of discharging` a quantity of gasoline into the heater-cup P below. Heretofore this has been done by opening the needle-valve and allowing gasoline to tlow from 4o the jet-orifice. This has been attended with danger of gasoline spurting up into the tube and burner above and spilling about, while but a portion would fall into the cup. Consequently when fire was set to the gasoline in the cup there was liability offire taking to the gasoline that had overtlowed, and danger re-. sulting therefrom. This danger is overcome, as will be seen, by this device. By unscrewing the valve M a small portion of gasoline 5o falls from Jthe outlet N directly into the cup (M0 del.

underneath, and when said cup isfnll enough the valve is closed.

Q is a cap or shield, fitted onto the socket I and overspreading the cup P. This is designed to catch the smoke from the burning gasoline in said cup and where said smoke is burned or consumed, and thus prevent the smoking and clogging of the upper part of the burner..

Surmounting the plate B is a perforated cap, S. The flames from the lower row of 6o perforations supply heat to the upper surfaces of the chambered projections C'andD. These two points are-where the generation of vapor takes place, and is therefore perfect, being the hottest place, and without detracting from the heat of the burner for the other uses to which it is designed.

We are aware that a rectangular chamber located between the two jets of flame from the perforated cap has been used, and that 7: said chamber has been connected with an induction oil-pipe and an eduction vapor-pipe; but this has detracted m ateria-lly from the efciency of the burner because of its interference with the tlames. This objection is entirely overcome by the use of the chambered projections at the side of the perforated combustion-cap, and just below the level of the lower row of haine-jets. Y

V e would further add that the use of the cock L is simply to supply a means, independent of the orifice K, for discharging a small quantity of gasoline into the cup below, to avoid the danger of an excess or overflow, as unavoidably occurs when the gasoline is discharged from the orifice K. It shoots upward into the cap, and owing back spills most of it about, while but a small portion flows back into the cup. This causes hannes to burn all over the burner when the gasoline is set fire to in the cup, and is liable to dangerous results.

Our device L is not intended for an independent burner for heating the generator,but solely fora safe means of supplying the heater- 95 cupv with fluid in irst starting up the burner.

Having described our invention, we claim- 1. The circular plate B, having the charnbered projections C D and connecting-conduit E, and provided with the central tube, F, surloo mounted by the perforated cap S,in eombina- 3. The combination of the cap or shield Q tion Wit-h the vertical tuheAand angular pipe with the angular pipe G H and socket I, hav- G H and socket I, provided with orifice K, ing; the oritee K, valve J, and cup P, subcontrolled .by the valve J, as shown aud destantially as shown and described, and for the 15 5 scribed, and for the purpose specified. purpose specified.

2. The combination Withlthe anoular pipe f 1 G H and socket I, having the oriezeJ K, valve J, and cup P, 0f the socken L, having open- J ings N and O, and valve M, substantially as Vitnesses: ro showngand described, and brhe purpose GEO. WV. TIBBITTS,

specified.y C. D. OGONNOR. 

